I’m so excited to be joining my friend Cindy of County Road 407 for another monthly Pinterest Challenge. It’s so fun to see how how all the participating bloggers (find links to them all at the bottom of this post) come up with different ideas from the same inspiration photo.
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This month the theme is cranberries and so perfect for this time of year. Here’s this month’s inspiration photo. We could do a recipe, decor or anything else cranberry related. Everyone has such amazing ideas!
If you are coming over from my friend Lora’s home and blog at Lora Bloomquist, welcome to our lakeside log cabin home in The Northwoods of Wisconsin. Lora is my talented neighbor over in Minnesota who inspires me always with her vintage decor and creativity. I can’t wait to try her cranberry cake!
I live in the town of Minocqua in an area of The Northwoods known as The Lakeland Area. We have thousands of lakes in our cluster of towns that are a vacation paradise for many.
One of the towns in our Lakeland area is Manitowish Waters. It’s a beautiful little community with some of my favorite restaurants, amazing bike trails, shops and other outdoor recreation opportunities.
Manitowish Waters is also full of cranberry farms.
My friend Becca’s husband’s family has a farm in its fourth generation, Bartling’s Manitowish Cranberry Co.! I’ve been lucky enough to visit a few times and even get to have cocktails and wine win the cranberries.
Follow them on Facebook to see updates and incredible happenings on the farm like when Red Bull came and parachuted into the berries!
Another amazing part of time at the Bartling’s farm is learning about how the operation works and seeing the history.
I love decorating my house with a mix of new and antique furniture and accessory pieces and I love tying in local touches when I can.
So antique cranberry boxes and cranberry scoops make great additions anytime, but especially durning the Holidays.
The antique cranberry scoops like they have on display at Bartling’s are amazing and I was keeping my eyes out for one.
I was really excited to find one and it looks beautiful as a centerpiece for my coffee table.
The farmers would have used this cranberry scoop in the beds to scoop up the berries.
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I love the wood handles and the red color. There are so many great uses for a piece like this. I think they are a work of art. It’s so fun that they come in so many sizes, colors and styles.
I take a lot of my inspiration from the forest and lake right outside my windows and at all times I see the rich greens of the evergreens.
So I knew when filling this centerpiece I would want to include some greenery. I also wanted to have a touch of Fall still and found some great faux floral pics at The Dollar Tree.
Next up you are headed to the super talented My Family Thyme. She’s got more amazing ideas for decorating for the season!
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Kristin
That’s such a cool piece you used to decorate with.
Thanks Rachel!
I want a cranberry farm near me! And oh how I am smitten with your cranberry scoop! What a treasure and I agree, there are so many things you can do with it. Your table looks fabulous and I am looking forward to seeing how else you decorate with it in the future. pinned
Thanks so much Cindy! It is a fun place to visit!
I don’t think I’ve ever seen one of those! But now if I do, I’ll know what it is. Such a fun piece to decorate with for the holidays.
Thanks Lora!!
Kristin, I guess I have never seen a cranberry scoop before… really a pretty wooden piece!! I just read a book at school by Cynthia Lord, A Handful of Stars. It’s set in cranberry harvest time with three girls and a dog. Cute read! I love how your centerpiece turned out… Really pretty with the whole cranberry theme. <3
Enjoy and happy fall to you,
Hugs,
Barb 🙂
How fun Barbara! I have to get a copy of that book! Thanks for telling me about it!
Kristen, this is so pretty! I have never seen a cranberry scoop. Your home is so warm and welcoming.
Thanks so much Renae!
That is so fun! I absolutely love any kind of cranberry cocktail. I’d probably be there as much as I could scooping up some fresh ones. That scoop is quite the conversation piece.
It is so fun to have fresh cranberries close by!
I’m so jealous you live near a cranberry bog Kristin! That vintage scoop is so neat and I love how you styled it! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much Cindy!
Such a fun post to read Kristin. I doubt that I will ever come across a cranberry scoop in my travels, but if I do, I’m snatching it up. What a wonderful little treasure and I love the way you styled it!
Thanks Michelle!! I hope you find one!
How perfect is this. A cranberry scoop holding cranberries and ivy. Beautiful vignette. I love seeing how you use all your amazing antiques in your decor. That really adds so much to your home.
Thanks for the sweet compliment Marty!
What a lovely coffee table. It all looks so cozy! Pinned.
Thank you Niky!
What a beautiful, unique piece, Kristin! I love how you styled it on your coffee table. It all looks so cozy and festive!
Thanks so much Lynne!
Beautiful Kristin! I love the unique and wonderful pieces you find, and this is just lovely with the cranberries! Your whole place is so cozy – I just want to curl up there and play a hand of cards! Thanks for the inspiration, and hope you’re having a lovely fall!
Thanks Barbara! I wish you were here to play a game!
Kristin, how lucky to have a connection to cranberries so close to home. The cranberry scooper is so cool. What a great vintage item to have for holiday decorating. The cranberries add such a wonderful natural element to the holidays.
Thanks so much Carol! It was a fun challenge!
I always love your creative spin on things, Kristin! As always, you have special meaning behind your decor. I love how you’ve used an old cranberry scoop as the vessel for your winter floral arrangement! It looks so beautiful! And how fun to have cranberry farms near you! Also, I love the idea of a Pinterest Challenge group…so fun! Can anyone join in on this? Looking forward to seeing how you decorate for the holiday season!
Thanks for the sweet compliment Kristy! I’ll connect you with our host!
I want to have a cranberry farm near me. I can’t imagine how much fun that would be and that vintage truck door is the best! And that cranberry scoop! What a great post Kristin.
Maybe we will have to have our get together some day around Cranberry Harvest!
As usual, your place looks so cozy and welcoming! Love the way you’ve highlighted cranberries here. Even though I’m far, far from any cranberry farms, I still love the look of cranberries–what a beautiful fruit? Love the “claw”–you’re just the best at using fun pieces in your decor.
Thanks so much for joining the Grace at Home party at Imparting Grace. I’m featuring you this week!
Thanks so much for the feature and sweet compliment!